Difference between revisions of "Grand Mons Injun"
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* '''Injured''' or '''In Jail:''' punishment resulting from the [[Mont_Tivel|tipple]] and [[Mont_Tipsey|the tipsyness]] | * '''Injured''' or '''In Jail:''' punishment resulting from the [[Mont_Tivel|tipple]] and [[Mont_Tipsey|the tipsyness]] | ||
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Revision as of 10:23, 30 June 2012
- Mont St Jean: a village south of Waterloo and just north of the site of the Battle of Waterloo; Wellington was stationed on the plateau of Mont-Saint-Jean with the village behind him → Mont St Jean was the name the English army gave to the Battle of Waterloo → Napoleon believed that Mont St Jean was the key to Wellington’s position
- Mons: a city in Belgium close to Waterloo → the Battle of Mons, 23 August 1914, was the first battle of the British Expeditionary Force in World War I
- Injun: (colloquial) American Indian
- engine: a military machine
- Injured or In Jail: punishment resulting from the tipple and the tipsyness
